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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
Baozhen Chen, Woburn, MA (US);
Edward C. Guthrie, Charlestown, MA (US);
Michael C. W. Coln, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark D. Maddox, Derry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Nonwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/08 (2006.01); H03M 1/06 (2006.01); H03M 1/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/0836 (2013.01); H03M 1/0651 (2013.01); H03M 1/806 (2013.01);
Abstract
During operation of a SAR ADC, several of the MSBs can be preloaded with predetermined bit decisions prior to carrying out bit trials. A system and method can be provided for incrementally preloading the predetermined bit decisions such as to maintain voltages present at comparator inputs within a limited range of acceptable input voltages.